Presumption and Burden of Proof: IADA Workshop
... funded by industries that have financial interests at stake, says that it is doubtful that climate change is caused by carbon emissions. The argument anticipates and counters the objection that Bruce’s research is biased, because it is funded by industries that have financial interests at stake. ...
... funded by industries that have financial interests at stake, says that it is doubtful that climate change is caused by carbon emissions. The argument anticipates and counters the objection that Bruce’s research is biased, because it is funded by industries that have financial interests at stake. ...
Geography
... - Which landscapes will be most sensitive to geomorphological change as a result of future greenhouse gas-induced warming? - What is the importance of the oceans to the present-day functioning at the global scale of climate and terrestrial ecology? NOTES: Need to have studied Earth Systems Processes ...
... - Which landscapes will be most sensitive to geomorphological change as a result of future greenhouse gas-induced warming? - What is the importance of the oceans to the present-day functioning at the global scale of climate and terrestrial ecology? NOTES: Need to have studied Earth Systems Processes ...
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
... (GHG) concentrations caused by human activity; these anthropogenic emissions have increased by 70 per cent between 1970 and 2004 (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 4th Assessment Report). The greenhouse gas effect in the atmosphere regulates overall temperature on the Earth’s surface. ...
... (GHG) concentrations caused by human activity; these anthropogenic emissions have increased by 70 per cent between 1970 and 2004 (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 4th Assessment Report). The greenhouse gas effect in the atmosphere regulates overall temperature on the Earth’s surface. ...
Becoming Refugias: Climate Change and a Change of Heart
... burning continues to rise, CO2 will rise to around 1500 ppm, and the atmosphere will not return to pre-industrial levels even tens of thousands of years into the future.2 Although climate deniers still rally (almost exclusively in the United States where they are well-funded by oil, gas, and coal co ...
... burning continues to rise, CO2 will rise to around 1500 ppm, and the atmosphere will not return to pre-industrial levels even tens of thousands of years into the future.2 Although climate deniers still rally (almost exclusively in the United States where they are well-funded by oil, gas, and coal co ...
from the editors climate change and management
... and grand challenges with the goal of expanding the scope, interestingness, and relevance of the work presented in the Academy of Management Journal. The principle is to use the editorial notes as “stage setters” to open up fresh, new areas of inquiry for management research. GG Climate change is on ...
... and grand challenges with the goal of expanding the scope, interestingness, and relevance of the work presented in the Academy of Management Journal. The principle is to use the editorial notes as “stage setters” to open up fresh, new areas of inquiry for management research. GG Climate change is on ...
Summary Sheet - Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and Adaptation
... storms and droughts), increases in illness an deaths due to poor air quality, food- and water-borne illnesses and the expansion of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases. Vulnerability to the health risks associated with climate change are influenced by exposure to the hazards, sensitivity to the effect ...
... storms and droughts), increases in illness an deaths due to poor air quality, food- and water-borne illnesses and the expansion of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases. Vulnerability to the health risks associated with climate change are influenced by exposure to the hazards, sensitivity to the effect ...
Brochure – Climate Change: Supporting Actions at the Regional Level
... In the Asia and the Pacific regions, ESCAP has supported the work of the Asian Development Bank on a regional review of the economics of climate change in South East Asia and currently discusses applying the assessment to Northeast Asia. The review is based on the Stern Review’s methodology. The revi ...
... In the Asia and the Pacific regions, ESCAP has supported the work of the Asian Development Bank on a regional review of the economics of climate change in South East Asia and currently discusses applying the assessment to Northeast Asia. The review is based on the Stern Review’s methodology. The revi ...
Mise en page 1 - World Climate Research Programme
... There is an urgent need to build a more comprehensive information system to exploit the observations, their analyses, their use for initializing models and resulting products. These operational observations need to be of climate quality and to be supported by research observations to understand key ...
... There is an urgent need to build a more comprehensive information system to exploit the observations, their analyses, their use for initializing models and resulting products. These operational observations need to be of climate quality and to be supported by research observations to understand key ...
Presentation on Climate Change Study
... CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON THE ECONOMY • More than120,000 MT of food aid was required this year as a result of the 2008/2009 drought which affected more than 1.5 million people • Hunger caused mainly by drought has been the problem in many parts of the country – Chamwino district • food deficit of a ...
... CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON THE ECONOMY • More than120,000 MT of food aid was required this year as a result of the 2008/2009 drought which affected more than 1.5 million people • Hunger caused mainly by drought has been the problem in many parts of the country – Chamwino district • food deficit of a ...
Climate change and state fragility in the Sahel
... The Sahel will get hotter. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change expects temperatures in the region to increase by nearly 1oC over the next 20 years, 2.1oC by 2065, and 4.0oC by the end of the century. It is unclear how these temperature changes will influence rainfall; climate models cannot ...
... The Sahel will get hotter. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change expects temperatures in the region to increase by nearly 1oC over the next 20 years, 2.1oC by 2065, and 4.0oC by the end of the century. It is unclear how these temperature changes will influence rainfall; climate models cannot ...
climate change impacts on the economy - Tanzania -
... CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON THE ECONOMY • More than120,000 MT of food aid was required this year as a result of the 2008/2009 drought which affected more than 1.5 million people • Hunger caused mainly by drought has been the problem in many parts of the country – Chamwino district • food deficit of a ...
... CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON THE ECONOMY • More than120,000 MT of food aid was required this year as a result of the 2008/2009 drought which affected more than 1.5 million people • Hunger caused mainly by drought has been the problem in many parts of the country – Chamwino district • food deficit of a ...
Climate Change and Bay Area Microclimates
... expand into newly suitable areas. Arid species may expand their range in areas where small outlying stands are currently found. Conversely, small outlying stands of mesic species may be particularly vulnerable because of the predicted loss of cool, moist habitats. Species will move at different rate ...
... expand into newly suitable areas. Arid species may expand their range in areas where small outlying stands are currently found. Conversely, small outlying stands of mesic species may be particularly vulnerable because of the predicted loss of cool, moist habitats. Species will move at different rate ...
Climate change act briefing note (467 kB) (opens in new window)
... between 1-2% of GDP in 2050 - with appropriate policies and trajectories. Our estimates are the same order of magnitude as those provided by the Stern Review and other estimates for global emissions reductions.” Subsequent analysis by the Committee has reaffirmed this estimate. - The Impact Assessme ...
... between 1-2% of GDP in 2050 - with appropriate policies and trajectories. Our estimates are the same order of magnitude as those provided by the Stern Review and other estimates for global emissions reductions.” Subsequent analysis by the Committee has reaffirmed this estimate. - The Impact Assessme ...
Storch_bornhom.vs
... scientifically constructed knowledge. Thus it is not the best knowledge that is put into action, but rather knowledge claims. Pretensions to interpretation, and to power, disguised as science. It is not that there are few dangers, real or perceived; rather, there are many such dangers. They vie with ...
... scientifically constructed knowledge. Thus it is not the best knowledge that is put into action, but rather knowledge claims. Pretensions to interpretation, and to power, disguised as science. It is not that there are few dangers, real or perceived; rather, there are many such dangers. They vie with ...
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... climate, and the anthropogenic climate change now occurring follows millennia of strictly natural climate changes and variability. Paleoclimate records, including natural archives in tree rings, corals, and glacial ice, now show that the climate of the last millennium has varied significantly with h ...
... climate, and the anthropogenic climate change now occurring follows millennia of strictly natural climate changes and variability. Paleoclimate records, including natural archives in tree rings, corals, and glacial ice, now show that the climate of the last millennium has varied significantly with h ...
NEC Standard Presentation Format
... relevance, value, and accuracy of its data and forecasting tools. ...
... relevance, value, and accuracy of its data and forecasting tools. ...
Results: Impacts to Demand
... • Borehole temperatures indicate warming • But: not every station shows warming; upper-air temperatures not increasing (satellites, balloons) ...
... • Borehole temperatures indicate warming • But: not every station shows warming; upper-air temperatures not increasing (satellites, balloons) ...
Water supply options for the future
... Current state of climate modeling • Climate models are currently capable of credibly simulating present climate at the continental scale. • Models are continually improving, yet key physical relationships remain poorly understood, the water vapor/cloud formation and feedback process being the most ...
... Current state of climate modeling • Climate models are currently capable of credibly simulating present climate at the continental scale. • Models are continually improving, yet key physical relationships remain poorly understood, the water vapor/cloud formation and feedback process being the most ...
Food security in-depth (PDF 196 KB)
... Average temperatures are expected to increase across the globe in the coming decades. 11 In mid to high latitudes increasing average temperatures can have a positive impact on crop production, but in seasonally arid and tropical regions the impact is likely to be detrimental.12 Mean precipitation On ...
... Average temperatures are expected to increase across the globe in the coming decades. 11 In mid to high latitudes increasing average temperatures can have a positive impact on crop production, but in seasonally arid and tropical regions the impact is likely to be detrimental.12 Mean precipitation On ...
European Science Fondation Global Change, Energy Issues
... industrialized countries and the undifferentiated block of developing countries all-together unacceptable, in particular for the US. Furthermore, the economic and financial crisis accentuated the economic competition between the emerging powers and western countries. Moreover, the bloc of emerging p ...
... industrialized countries and the undifferentiated block of developing countries all-together unacceptable, in particular for the US. Furthermore, the economic and financial crisis accentuated the economic competition between the emerging powers and western countries. Moreover, the bloc of emerging p ...
- Wiley Online Library
... 5. DISCUSSION We will be criticized for producing some ‘obvious’ examples in the above text, but emphasize that these derive from otherwise high-quality data sets, in our case on white stork populations. Interpretation of information contained within data may be suspect if all statistically signific ...
... 5. DISCUSSION We will be criticized for producing some ‘obvious’ examples in the above text, but emphasize that these derive from otherwise high-quality data sets, in our case on white stork populations. Interpretation of information contained within data may be suspect if all statistically signific ...